The proof /arc copy of WHERE THE SEA LAVENDER GROWS has been changed - due to an accidental omission - in the final version of the novel. When you reach the end of Chapter 19, please read the following in place of the existing text. Thank you so much for your patience!!

Lulu was on Elise’s lap, and Elise carried on stroking her, not looking up. “I think Jasmine’s probably hurting, Sam. About you and Rachel splitting up. And I . . . well, I know you didn’t know Rachel was going to leave her here with me today, but I can’t . . . I can’t be responsible for her. I’m just not up to it right now.”

He sighed. “I know you’re not.”

“It’s…it’s not just because of Charlie. It’s…me and Robbie have split up. He…well, I found out yesterday that…he…he’s been having an affair.” And she told him briefly about travelling to London to confront Robbie.

“God, I’m so sorry, Elise,” Sam said, after she’d finished, his face filled with sympathy. “That’s awful. The very last thing you needed was Rachel turning up expecting you to babysit.”

“Dad?” Jasmine called to him from somewhere in the house, and he glanced towards the door with a sigh.

“Look, I’ll take Jasmine home now, all right? And I’ll tell Rachel not to just turn up here like that again. Will you be all right here on your own?”

Elise smiled sadly. “I’ve got the house for company, haven’t I? The ghosts.” She was only half joking. She had never felt alone in this house.